I believe that teachers have a moral obligation to create classroom environments that promote the sharing of ideas, differentiated instruction, risk-taking, and collaboration. These elements elevate their education because students are given more opportunities to participate in the development of their learning styles, which leads them to establish and work toward individual and shared goals as life-long learners.

 

Five essential elements that help teachers create a positive, productive, and engaging classroom environment. First, the teacher’s role is not to direct or facilitate, but to guide student learning. Second, teachers must utilize differentiated instruction and hands-on activities, and that deepens their understanding across multiple representations. Third, monitored use of technology should be incorporated into daily lessons. Fourth, student’s success needs to be valued and understood by teachers through their development, creativity, and potential as a whole, not only for their grades and assessment scores. Fifth, students need the opportunity to make their own choices in the classroom to deepen their curiosity and form individual decisions and thoughts.

 

My goals as a teacher are to create a classroom environment that embodies uniqueness, differentiation, and innovation. In the past, I have worked towards achieving these goals in my teaching experiences by evaluating students’ learning styles, their personal and cultural assets, and their willingness to take risks in class to create challenging yet stimulating lessons and activities. Every child has a right to learn, and it’s crucial that they are given every opportunity to through instruction that meets their personal needs and positive relationships that encourage motivation and life-long learning.